A Reflective Essay About Learning and Class Goals

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty"-Henry Ford. A perfect quote to begin my self-reflective journey. Though dubbed essay, this so called essay is going to be more like a story for myself. `Learning, this term is as deep as the ocean or even more, not just studying in school or any institute; but more of how you can develop yourself or even upgrade yourself from who you were a second before and `Old`, which I`m not cause I haven`t stopped learning. So, talking about my style of learning, let`s say it weird and a mystery, why? For example, right now I`m sitting on the roof of my house in this 16 degree Kathmandu weather and writing this self-reflective essay which could be done inside the warm blanket in my room. I`m not a fan of studying, not learning, but studying. I can give you thousands of reasons why but in the end they are just `reasons`, the only honest thing I could come up with is that studying is a hard process which requires a very high level of dedication. Now, how can you be dedicated towards a certain task? You need to be passionate about that stuff. For me, learning is a passion which is why this self-reflection will help me understand myself better.

Now, coming to Islington college, the primary reason for me joining this college is it`s near to my home and Yes, it doesn`t have the hassle of entrance exam, which by the way does not measure your intelligence or knowledge but measures you academic prowess. Experience for me here so far I`d say has been great. Just saying that the classes are fun would be an underestimation. The basic idea of each module is how they interrelate with each other creating a base knowledge for the building block of a successful business. This successful business, creating this I`d say is my newfound passion at the moment. So, this is my learning style, somehow I need to find or more like create a passion for the thing I`m trying to learn about and motivate myself to do it. This self-motivate thing, this is my biggest weakness and the feedbacks I`ve received from the lecturers has helped me further realize this fact.

Moving on to the modules, the first i.e. Fundamentals of Management, which is self-explanatory by its name, has taught me how management has evolved through time using different techniques in a trial and error business environment. The main thing what I`ve learned till now is how important maintaining human relation is in a business and also how to analyze your business and its environment through techniques like PESTLE,SWOT and Five force analysis. And it`s also taught me how important teamwork is for a successful business strive. The next module, Economics and Society, or more like history, till now has basically been about different economic and social events in the society which has led to the present economic state of the world. The third module, Understanding Business Information, so far has taught me how to use excel and its features and different data collection techniques which is essential for a business. Finally, The Corporate Environment, has taught me how important factor price is in the market for a business. It`s teaching me the basics of economics and how to view each aspect of the world from an economic point of view.